{"id":4713,"date":"2021-03-05T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-05T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/betvisa888.com\/?p=4713"},"modified":"2022-07-15T09:53:36","modified_gmt":"2022-07-15T09:53:36","slug":"worst-possible-hands-in-poker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/betvisa888.com\/poker\/blog\/worst-possible-hands-in-poker\/","title":{"rendered":"What Are The Worst Hands In Poker?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

There are 169 different starting hands you can be dealt in Texas Hold'em. Pocket Aces are clearly the best, but what are the worst possible hands in poker<\/a><\/strong>? Let's take a look.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

List of the Worst Poker Hole Hands<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Here is our list of the worst hole cards in Texas Hold'em, ranked on their equity against random cards, full-ring and heads-up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7-2 Offsuit<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Hmmm, 7 2 offsuit - the W.H.I.P (worst hand in poker). A hand that is so bad that it inspired the 2-7 poker variant<\/a><\/em>, where players have a side-bet on whether they can win a pot with it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Against 8 opponents holding random cards, 72o will win about 5.4% of the time. Remember that 11.1% is the equal share and AA's equity is 35%!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Heads-up against any two cards (ATC), it wins around 34.6% of the time, which is actually better than a hand like 32o fares. But still pretty bad, considering 50% is the equal share and AA comes out at 85%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why is 72o so bad? You can't make a flush, you can't make a straight and if you do make a pair of twos or sevens the chance of an overcard on the board is pretty much 100%!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The best things about 72o are that it's easy to fold - and nobody will ever suspect you're crazy enough to play it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8-2 Offsuit<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

With 8 and 2 offsuit, you have all the problems of 72o, but with 8 high instead of 7 high. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This translates to a 5.6% winning percentage against 8 random hands. Heads-up is a similar story: a pitiful 36.9% equity against any two cards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It's better than 72o - but not by much. Just fold it and move on with your life.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

8-3 Offsuit<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

83o has the same problems as 82o except you might make a pair of threes instead of a pair of twos. Not a massive improvement, and that's reflected in its equity calculator results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

83o has about 5.8% equity versus 8 random hands, and 37.5% heads-up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fold it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6-2 Offsuit<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Yes, 62o can make a straight. But making a straight is very hard in Texas Hold'em - especially when you need three specific cards to come. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Against 8 players holding random cards, 62o wins around 6% of the time. If you are heads-up, it's 34.1% versus any two cards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3-2 Offsuit<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

32o is statistically the worst hand in a heads-up situation against any two cards, winning only around 32% of the time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Against 72o (the so-called worst hand in poker), 32o loses 65% of the time! Making this one of the pre-flop poker hands to fold most of the time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

32o fares better all-in against 8 other players holding random cards than the other cards on the list, winning around 6.1% of the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But it is still one of the worst poker hole hands you can be dealt, and you should be folding it almost every time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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